Planning To Study In The US? Here's A List Of Well-Known Education Hubs

The US is still the most sought after as an education destination

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Planning To Study In The US? Here's A List Of Well-Known Education Hubs

The USA is a major education destination for Indian students, with International Baccalaureate (IB) and Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) students viewing it as their primary choice for undergraduate studies. It is one of the most sought-after countries for higher education due to the quality of the education it provides and the perceived job opportunities after the completion of a degree. While visa regulations and chances of landing a job are changing regularly under the Donald Trump administration, education quality remains consistent and constantly innovative.

Current regulations give students a one-year stay-back option called OPT (optional practical training), which allows students to work for a year after graduation in a field related to their degree. STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) students are eligible for two extra years of OPT for which they have to apply after the one-year OPT. There is also the option of CPT—curricular practical training—for certain courses, usually for postgraduate students, allowing them to work in a field related to their degree while they study, normally after their second semester.

USA Top 100 Colleges

Rank	Name of College / University	Address
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
2	Stanford University	450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
3	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
4	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
5	University of Chicago	5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
6	Princeton University	Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
7	Yale University	New Haven, CT 06520, USA
8	Columbia University	116th St & Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
9	Cornell University	Â Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
10	University of Pennsylvania	Â Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
11	Johns Hopkins University	Â Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
12	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor USA
13	Duke University	Â Durham, NC 27708, USA
14	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)	Berkeley, CA, USA
15	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Â Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
16	Northwestern University	Â 633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
17	University of California, San Diego (UCSD)	9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
18	New York University	New York, NY 10003, USA
19	Carnegie Mellon University	Â 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
20	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Â Madison, WI 53706, USA
21	Brown University	Â Providence, RI 02912, USA
22	Georgia Institute of Technology	North Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
23	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX 78712, USA
24	University of Washington	Seattle, WA 98195, USA
25	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL, USA
26	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Â Chapel Hill, NC, USA
27	The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH 43210, USA
28	Boston University	Boston, MA 02215, USA
29	Washington University in St. Louis	1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
30	University of California, Davis	1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
31	Rice University	6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA
32	Purdue University	Â 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
33	Pennsylvania State University	Â Old Main, State College, PA 16801, USA
34	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
35	University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)	Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
36	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD 20742, USA
37	Michigan State University	Â 220 Trowbridge Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
38	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
39	University of Pittsburgh	Â 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
40	Emory University	201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
41	Dartmouth CollegeÂ	Hanover, NH 03755, USA
42	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA 92697, USA
43	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO 80309, USA
44	Vanderbilt University	2201 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
45	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA, USA
46	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
47	University of Rochester	Rochester, NY, USA
48	Arizona State University	Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
49	Case Western Reserve University	10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
50	Georgetown UniversityÂ	3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA
51	Texas A&M University	400 Bizzell St, College Station, TX 77843, USA
52	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
53	Tufts University	419 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155?, USA
54	The University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
55	University of Miami	1320 S Dixie Hwy, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
56	Indiana University Bloomington	107 S Indiana Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
57	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ, USA
58	University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC)	1200 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
59	The Katz School at Yeshiva University	500 W 185th St, New York, NY 10033, USA
60	University of California, Santa Cruz	1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
61	University of Hawai'i at MaÃ±oa	2500 Campus Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
62	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA 01003, USA
63	Northeastern University	360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
64	North Carolina State University	Â Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
65	George Washington University	2121 I St NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA
66	University of Utah	201 Presidents Cir, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
67	Colorado State University	Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
68	University at Buffalo SUNY	Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
69	University of California, Riverside	Â 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
70	Stony Brook University, State University of New York	100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
71	University of Texas DallasÂ	800 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
72	Brandeis University	415 South St, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
73	University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
74	Wake Forest University	834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA
75	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Â Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
76	University of Delaware	Â Newark, DE 19716, USA
77	Rensselaer Polytechnic University	110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180, USA
78	University of Colorado, Denver	1201 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80204, USA
79	Florida State University	600 W College Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
80	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT 06269, USA
81	Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
82	Washington State University	Pullman, WA, USA
83	Clark UniversityÂ	950 Main St, Worcester, MA 01610, USA
84	University of Kansas	1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
85	The University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Â Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
86	Illinois Institute of Technology	10 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
87	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
88	Tulane University	6823 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
89	University of South Florida	4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
90	The University of Georgia	Athens, GA 30602, USA
91	Wayne State University	42 W Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
92	Iowa State University	Ames, IA 50011, USA
93	University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
94	Drexel University	Â 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
95	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
96	University of Vermont	Burlington, VT 05405, USA
97	University of Oklahoma	Â 660 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA
98	Howard University	2400 Sixth St NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA
99	Lehigh University	27 Memorial Dr W, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
100	The New School	72 5th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

Rank	1
Name Of College / University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Address

77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Rank2Name Of College / UniversityStanford University

Address

450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA Rank3Name Of College / UniversityHarvard University

Address

Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Rank4Name Of College / UniversityCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Address

1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA Rank5Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Chicago

Address

5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA Rank6Name Of College / UniversityPrinceton University

Address

Princeton, NJ 08544, USA Rank7Name Of College / UniversityYale University

Address

New Haven, CT 06520, USA Rank8Name Of College / UniversityColumbia University

Address

116th St & Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA Rank9Name Of College / UniversityCornell University

Address

Â Ithaca, NY 14850, USA Rank10Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania

Address

Â Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Rank11Name Of College / UniversityJohns Hopkins University

Address

Â Baltimore, MD 21218, USA Rank12Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Michigan

Address

Ann Arbor USA Rank13Name Of College / UniversityDuke University

Address

Â Durham, NC 27708, USA Rank14Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Berkeley (UCB)

Address

Berkeley, CA, USA Rank15Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Address

Â Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Rank16Name Of College / UniversityNorthwestern University

Address

Â 633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208, USA Rank17Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Address

9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA Rank18Name Of College / UniversityNew York University

Address

New York, NY 10003, USA Rank19Name Of College / UniversityCarnegie Mellon University

Address

Â 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA Rank20Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

Address

Â Madison, WI 53706, USA Rank21Name Of College / UniversityBrown University

Address

Â Providence, RI 02912, USA Rank22Name Of College / UniversityGeorgia Institute of Technology

Address

North Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA Rank23Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Texas at Austin

Address

Austin, TX 78712, USA Rank24Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Washington

Address

Seattle, WA 98195, USA Rank25Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Address

Champaign, IL, USA Rank26Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Address

Â Chapel Hill, NC, USA Rank27Name Of College / UniversityThe Ohio State University

Address

Columbus, OH 43210, USA Rank28Name Of College / UniversityBoston University

Address

Boston, MA 02215, USA Rank29Name Of College / UniversityWashington University in St. Louis

Address

1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA Rank30Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Davis

Address

1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA Rank31Name Of College / UniversityRice University

Address

6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA Rank32Name Of College / UniversityPurdue University

Address

Â 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA Rank33Name Of College / UniversityPennsylvania State University

Address

Â Old Main, State College, PA 16801, USA Rank34Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Southern California

Address

Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA Rank35Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Address

Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA Rank36Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Maryland, College Park

Address

College Park, MD 20742, USA Rank37Name Of College / UniversityMichigan State University

Address

Â 220 Trowbridge Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA Rank38Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Minnesota

Address

Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA Rank39Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh

Address

Â 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA Rank40Name Of College / UniversityEmory University

Address

201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA Rank41Name Of College / UniversityDartmouth CollegeÂ

Address

Hanover, NH 03755, USA Rank42Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Irvine

Address

Irvine, CA 92697, USA Rank43Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Colorado Boulder

Address

Boulder, CO 80309, USA Rank44Name Of College / UniversityVanderbilt University

Address

2201 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37235, USA Rank45Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Virginia

Address

Charlottesville, VA, USA Rank46Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Florida

Address

Gainesville, FL 32611, USA Rank47Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Rochester

Address

Rochester, NY, USA Rank48Name Of College / UniversityArizona State University

Address

Tempe, AZ 85281, USA Rank49Name Of College / UniversityCase Western Reserve University

Address

10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA Rank50Name Of College / UniversityGeorgetown UniversityÂ

Address

3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA Rank51Name Of College / UniversityTexas A&M University

Address

400 Bizzell St, College Station, TX 77843, USA Rank52Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Notre Dame

Address

Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA Rank53Name Of College / UniversityTufts University

Address

419 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155?, USA Rank54Name Of College / UniversityThe University of Arizona

Address

Tucson, AZ 85721, USA Rank55Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Miami

Address

1320 S Dixie Hwy, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA Rank56Name Of College / UniversityIndiana University Bloomington

Address

107 S Indiana Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA Rank57Name Of College / UniversityRutgers University - New Brunswick

Address

New Brunswick, NJ, USA Rank58Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Illinois, Chicago (UIC)

Address

1200 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Rank59Name Of College / UniversityThe Katz School at Yeshiva University

Address

500 W 185th St, New York, NY 10033, USA Rank60Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Santa Cruz

Address

1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA Rank61Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Hawai'i at MaÃ±oa

Address

2500 Campus Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA Rank62Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Address

Amherst, MA 01003, USA Rank63Name Of College / UniversityNortheastern University

Address

360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA Rank64Name Of College / UniversityNorth Carolina State University

Address

Â Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Rank65Name Of College / UniversityGeorge Washington University

Address

2121 I St NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA Rank66Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Utah

Address

201 Presidents Cir, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA Rank67Name Of College / UniversityColorado State University

Address

Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA Rank68Name Of College / UniversityUniversity at Buffalo SUNY

Address

Buffalo, NY 14260, USA Rank69Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Riverside

Address

Â 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, USA Rank70Name Of College / UniversityStony Brook University, State University of New York

Address

100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA Rank71Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Texas DallasÂ

Address

800 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080, USA Rank72Name Of College / UniversityBrandeis University

Address

415 South St, Waltham, MA 02453, USA Rank73Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Iowa

Address

Iowa City, IA 52242, USA Rank74Name Of College / UniversityWake Forest University

Address

834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA Rank75Name Of College / UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Address

Â Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA Rank76Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Delaware

Address

Â Newark, DE 19716, USA Rank77Name Of College / UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic University

Address

110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180, USA Rank78Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Colorado, Denver

Address

1201 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80204, USA Rank79Name Of College / UniversityFlorida State University

Address

600 W College Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA Rank80Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Connecticut

Address

Storrs, CT 06269, USA Rank81Name Of College / UniversityBoston College

Address

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA Rank82Name Of College / UniversityWashington State University

Address

Pullman, WA, USA Rank83Name Of College / UniversityClark UniversityÂ

Address

950 Main St, Worcester, MA 01610, USA Rank84Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Kansas

Address

1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA Rank85Name Of College / UniversityThe University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Address

Â Knoxville, TN 37996, USA Rank86Name Of College / UniversityIllinois Institute of Technology

Address

10 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60616, USA Rank87Name Of College / UniversityOregon State University

Address

Corvallis, OR 97331, USA Rank88Name Of College / UniversityTulane University

Address

6823 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA Rank89Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of South Florida

Address

4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, USA Rank90Name Of College / UniversityThe University of Georgia

Address

Athens, GA 30602, USA Rank91Name Of College / UniversityWayne State University

Address

42 W Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48202, USA Rank92Name Of College / UniversityIowa State University

Address

Ames, IA 50011, USA Rank93Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of New Mexico

Address

Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA Rank94Name Of College / UniversityDrexel University

Address

Â 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Rank95Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County

Address

1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA Rank96Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Vermont

Address

Burlington, VT 05405, USA Rank97Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Oklahoma

Address

Â 660 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA Rank98Name Of College / UniversityHoward University

Address

2400 Sixth St NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA Rank99Name Of College / UniversityLehigh University

Address

27 Memorial Dr W, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA Rank100Name Of College / UniversityThe New School

Address

72 5th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

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The US is home to over 400 universities and many more liberal arts colleges. The following are a few well-known education hubs.

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Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

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California: It is home to the University of California, including UCLA, UCB and UCDavis, to name a few of its campuses, besides the Stanford University, normally ranked among the top five universities in the world for all its subjects. Hollywood makes California a hub of cinema, and Silicon Valley makes it a hub of entrepreneurship.

Massachusetts: Rich in cultural history, it is home to some of the oldest and best universities in the US, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard and the University of Massachusetts.

Texas: With a rich oil and gas sector and a large Indian community, it is regarded as a friendly state. It is home to the University of Texas-Austin and Texas A&M University, which are especially regarded for their courses in science, engineering and technology.

New York: The financial heart of the US, it is also home to some of the finest universities, including Columbia, Cornell and New York University. It is a multicultural and vibrant, though expensive, place to live in

Washington DC: The capital of the US is home to the George Washington University and the Johns Hopkins University, among others.

Washington State: Washington state on the West Coast is a hub for start-ups and environmental technology, as well as home to Microsoft and Boeing. The key universities in this state are Washington State University and the University of Washington.

When looking at education in the US, you have to see what suits you. Big universities like Stanford or Harvard are extremely competitive at the undergraduate level, with postgraduate courses being more collaborative. However, the pressure at these big institutions may not be to everyone’s taste.

USA Top 50 B-Schools

Rank	Name of College / University	Address
1	Stanford University	450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
2	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
4	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
5	University of Chicago	5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
6	Princeton University	Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
7	University of Pennsylvania	Â Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
8	Columbia University	116th St & Broadway, New York, NY 10027, United States
9	Yale University	New Haven, CT 06520, USA
10	Johns Hopkins University	Â Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
11	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)	Berkeley, CA, USA
12	Northwestern University	Â 633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
13	Duke University	Â Durham, NC 27708, USA
14	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor USA
15	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Â Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
16	Cornell University	Â Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
17	New York University	New York, NY 10003, USA
18	Carnegie Mellon University	Â 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
19	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX 78712, USA
20	Dartmouth CollegeÂ	Hanover, NH 03755, USA
21	Brown University	Â Providence, RI 02912, USA
22	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL, USA
23	University of Washington	Seattle, WA 98195, USA
24	Georgia Institute of Technology	North Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
25	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Â Chapel Hill, NC, USA
26	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Â Madison, WI 53706, USA
27	The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH 43210, USA
28	Boston University	Boston, MA 02215, USA
29	Purdue University	Â 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
30	Rice University	6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA
31	University of California, San Diego (UCSD)	9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
32	Washington University in St. Louis	1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
33	University of California, Davis	1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
34	Pennsylvania State University	Â Old Main, State College, PA 16801, USA
35	Arizona State University	Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
36	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD 20742, USA
37	Michigan State University	Â 220 Trowbridge Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
38	Emory University	201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
39	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
40	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA, USA
41	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
42	University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)	Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
43	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO 80309, USA
44	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA 92697, USA
45	Vanderbilt University	2201 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
46	University of Pittsburgh	Â 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
47	Texas A&M University	400 Bizzell St, College Station, TX 77843, USA
48	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
49	University of Rochester	Rochester, NY, USA
50	Case Western Reserve University	10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA

Rank	1
Name Of College / University	Stanford University
Address

450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA Rank2Name Of College / UniversityHarvard University

Address

Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Rank3Name Of College / UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Address

77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Rank4Name Of College / UniversityCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Address

1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA Rank5Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Chicago

Address

5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA Rank6Name Of College / UniversityPrinceton University

Address

Princeton, NJ 08544, USA Rank7Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania

Address

Â Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Rank8Name Of College / UniversityColumbia University

Address

116th St & Broadway, New York, NY 10027, United States Rank9Name Of College / UniversityYale University

Address

New Haven, CT 06520, USA Rank10Name Of College / UniversityJohns Hopkins University

Address

Â Baltimore, MD 21218, USA Rank11Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Berkeley (UCB)

Address

Berkeley, CA, USA Rank12Name Of College / UniversityNorthwestern University

Address

Â 633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208, USA Rank13Name Of College / UniversityDuke University

Address

Â Durham, NC 27708, USA Rank14Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Michigan

Address

Ann Arbor USA Rank15Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Address

Â Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Rank16Name Of College / UniversityCornell University

Address

Â Ithaca, NY 14850, USA Rank17Name Of College / UniversityNew York University

Address

New York, NY 10003, USA Rank18Name Of College / UniversityCarnegie Mellon University

Address

Â 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA Rank19Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Texas at Austin

Address

Austin, TX 78712, USA Rank20Name Of College / UniversityDartmouth CollegeÂ

Address

Hanover, NH 03755, USA Rank21Name Of College / UniversityBrown University

Address

Â Providence, RI 02912, USA Rank22Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Address

Champaign, IL, USA Rank23Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Washington

Address

Seattle, WA 98195, USA Rank24Name Of College / UniversityGeorgia Institute of Technology

Address

North Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA Rank25Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Address

Â Chapel Hill, NC, USA Rank26Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

Address

Â Madison, WI 53706, USA Rank27Name Of College / UniversityThe Ohio State University

Address

Columbus, OH 43210, USA Rank28Name Of College / UniversityBoston University

Address

Boston, MA 02215, USA Rank29Name Of College / UniversityPurdue University

Address

Â 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA Rank30Name Of College / UniversityRice University

Address

6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA Rank31Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Address

9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA Rank32Name Of College / UniversityWashington University in St. Louis

Address

1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA Rank33Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Davis

Address

1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA Rank34Name Of College / UniversityPennsylvania State University

Address

Â Old Main, State College, PA 16801, USA Rank35Name Of College / UniversityArizona State University

Address

Tempe, AZ 85281, USA Rank36Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Maryland, College Park

Address

College Park, MD 20742, USA Rank37Name Of College / UniversityMichigan State University

Address

Â 220 Trowbridge Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA Rank38Name Of College / UniversityEmory University

Address

201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA Rank39Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Southern California

Address

Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA Rank40Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Virginia

Address

Charlottesville, VA, USA Rank41Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Minnesota

Address

Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA Rank42Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Address

Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA Rank43Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Colorado Boulder

Address

Boulder, CO 80309, USA Rank44Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of California, Irvine

Address

Irvine, CA 92697, USA Rank45Name Of College / UniversityVanderbilt University

Address

2201 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37235, USA Rank46Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh

Address

Â 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA Rank47Name Of College / UniversityTexas A&M University

Address

400 Bizzell St, College Station, TX 77843, USA Rank48Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Florida

Address

Gainesville, FL 32611, USA Rank49Name Of College / UniversityUniversity of Rochester

Address

Rochester, NY, USA Rank50Name Of College / UniversityCase Western Reserve University

Address

10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA

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The US is renowned for its excellence in STEM education, with a great deal of innovation and research coming from universities like MIT. The regulations in the US are also more favourable for students following the STEM pathway. At the undergraduate level, STEM courses are excellent at most good general universities, but at the postgraduate level, when courses get more specialised, the top universities in the US are a cut above all the rest, with MIT leading the charge.

The US is also known for its business courses. It is the country of the first MBA courses, and also where the MSc in Business was conceived. As such, the courses are well established with the most experienced faculty. The best institutes for business in the US are the Wharton School of Business (University of Pennsylvania), Harvard and Stanford.

If you are looking for a more collaborative experience in a smaller setting, you have to look at the liberal arts colleges. These institutions focus mainly on arts or humanities education and only at the undergraduate level. There are several of these scattered across the country. The ones of note are the Williams and Amherst colleges in Massachusetts, and Pomona College in California. Each college has its own unique approach to education, and you have to read each one’s website to decide which one suits you best.

By Harini Prasad, Co-Founder, www.prep4future.org